CN101789962A - Method, apparatus, and system for exchanging services in a distributed system - Google Patents

Method, apparatus, and system for exchanging services in a distributed system Download PDF

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CN101789962A
CN101789962A CN201010002108.6A CN201010002108A CN101789962A CN 101789962 A CN101789962 A CN 101789962A CN 201010002108 A CN201010002108 A CN 201010002108A CN 101789962 A CN101789962 A CN 101789962A
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Abstract

A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for exchanging services in a distributed system. A communication module receives an advertisement of service capabilities for a service provider. The communication module further receives a registration of service requirements for a service consumer. A match module determines if the advertisement service capabilities match the registration service requirements. A configuration module configures the service provider to supply the service requirements of the service consumer if the advertisement service capabilities match the registration service requirements. An establishment module establishes a service relationship between the service provider and the service consumer. The service provider provides the service requirements of the service consumer.

Description

The methods, devices and systems of Exchange Service in the distributed system
Technical field
The present invention relates to Exchange Service (exchange service), and relate more specifically to Exchange Service in distributed system.
Background technology
Data handling system usually is configured to distributed system.Distributed system can comprise a plurality of equipment, for example server, router and memory device.Distributed system can be by coming to provide service for this calculation task for one or more server of distribution of computation tasks, router and memory device.
Regrettably, for configuring distributed system to carry out particular task, the keeper must understand the detailed demand and the ability of each equipment in the distributed system usually.For example, if the keeper wishes memory device is coupled to server, then for configuration server and memory device with Exchange Service, the keeper can need to know managing memory apparatus how and the storage demand of understanding server.
Summary of the invention
According to top discussion, there is demand to the methods, devices and systems of Exchange Service in the distributed system.Advantageously, such methods, devices and systems can automatically make ISP and service user be complementary for Exchange Service.
At the present situation of this area, and the problem and the demand that more specifically also do not solve fully at current available service switching method in this area, the present invention has been proposed.Therefore, the present invention is suggested and is used to provide a kind of methods, devices and systems a lot of or whole, Exchange Service in distributed system that overcome in this area in the above-mentioned shortcoming.
Proposing method of the present invention is used in the distributed system Exchange Service.In one embodiment, this method comprises the bulletin that receives service ability, receives the registration of demand for services, judges whether bulletin is complementary with registration, and configuration service supplier is with the supply demand for services, and sets up service relation.
Communication module receives the bulletin of ISP's service ability.Communication module also receives the registration of service user's demand for services.Matching module judges whether the service ability of bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering.
If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, then configuration module configuration service supplier is with supply service user's demand for services.Set up module and between ISP and service user, set up service relation.The ISP supplies service user's demand for services.
The device of Exchange Service is provided with a plurality of modules that are configured to carry out on the function step of this method in the distributed system.These modules comprise communication module, matching module, configuration module and set up module.
Communication module receives the bulletin of ISP's service ability.Communication module also receives the registration of service user's demand for services.Matching module judges whether the service ability of bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering.
If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, then configuration module configuration service supplier is with supply service user's demand for services.Set up module and between ISP and service user, set up service relation.The ISP supplies service user's demand for services.
System of the present invention has also been proposed to be used in the distributed system Exchange Service.This system can come specific implementation with blade center (blade center).Especially, in one embodiment, this system comprises a plurality of ISPs, a plurality of service user and manager.
Manager comprises communication module, matching module, configuration module and sets up module.Communication module receives a plurality of bulletins of a plurality of ISPs' service ability.Communication module also receives a plurality of registrations of a plurality of service users' demand for services.Matching module judges that whether first bulletin of first ISP's service ability is complementary with first registration of first service user's demand for services.
If the demand for services of the service ability of first bulletin and first registration is complementary, then configuration module disposes first ISP to supply first service user's first demand for services.Set up module and between first ISP and first service user, set up service relation.First ISP supplies first service user's demand for services.
This specification in the whole text in to feature, advantage or similar language throughout mention and do not mean that whole feature and advantage that the present invention can realize should or be among any single embodiment of the present invention.On the contrary, the language that relates to feature and advantage is understood to mean that described in conjunction with the embodiments concrete feature, advantage or characteristic are included among at least one embodiment of the present invention.Thereby, this specification in the whole text in to the discussion of feature and advantage and similar language throughout can but not necessarily relate to same embodiment.
In addition, can make up described feature of the present invention, advantage and characteristic in one or more embodiments in any suitable manner.Those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and can implement the present invention under the situation of one or more special characteristic that lacks specific embodiment or advantage.In other cases, can recognize it not to be supplementary features and the advantage that in all embodiment of the present invention, occurs in certain embodiments.
The present invention by making the service user demand for services and ISP's service ability be complementary, come in distributed system Exchange Service automatically.In addition, configuration service supplier of the present invention and between ISP and service user, set up service relation.These feature and advantage of the present invention will become clearer according to following description and claims, perhaps can by as hereinafter described in enforcement of the present invention know.
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Fig. 1 shows the schematic block diagram according to an embodiment of distributed system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the schematic block diagram of an embodiment of blade center of the present invention;
Fig. 3 shows the schematic block diagram of an embodiment of service switch of the present invention;
Fig. 4 shows the perspective view of an embodiment of blade center of the present invention;
Fig. 5 shows the indicative flowchart of an embodiment of service switching method of the present invention; And
Fig. 6 shows the indicative flowchart of an embodiment of matching process of the present invention.
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A lot of functional units described in this specification are known as module, so that emphasize their execution independence more especially.Module can comprise hardware circuit, and for example one or more has the processor of memory, ultra-large integrated (VLSI) circuit, gate array, FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and/or discrete component.Hardware circuit can be realized logic function, carries out the computer-readable program of storing on the tangible memory device and/or carry out the function of having programmed.Module can also comprise computer-readable recording medium, and this medium comprises the computer-readable program of carrying out function when being moved by the hardware circuit such as processor, microcontroller etc. that is stored on the tangible memory device.
This specification means that to mentioning of " embodiment ", " embodiment " or similar language throughout described in conjunction with the embodiments concrete feature, structure or characteristic are included among at least one embodiment of the present invention in the whole text.Thereby, this specification in the whole text in phrase " in one embodiment ", " in an embodiment " and similar language throughout appearance can but not necessarily all relate to same embodiment.
In addition, can in one or more embodiment, make up described feature of the present invention, structure or characteristic in any suitable manner.In the following description, many details are provided, the example of for example programming, software module, user's selection, web transactions, data base querying, database structure, hardware module, hardware circuit, hardware chip or the like is to provide the complete understanding to the embodiment of the invention.Yet those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and can perhaps implement the present invention with other method, assembly, material or the like under the situation of neither one or a plurality of specific detail.In other cases, for fear of fuzzy many aspects of the present invention, do not describe or illustrate known structure, material or operation in detail.
Fig. 1 shows the schematic block diagram according to an embodiment of distributed system 100 of the present invention.System 100 comprises one or more ISP 105, one or more service user 110, network 115 and manager 120.
In one embodiment, system 100 provides calculation services.For example, service user 110 can be that independently server and ISP 105 can be storage area network (SAN).System 100 can be assigned with calculation task.Manager 120 can guide service user 110 be carried out calculation task.Service user 110 can use from ISP 105 storage and carry out calculation task.
Alternately, service user 110 also can provide the service and ISP 105 also can use service.For example, server service user 110 can provide the service of cleaning (scrubbing service) for hard disk ISP 105.
Manager 120 further association service supplier 105 provides service with the service user 110 to the execution calculation task.For example, ISP 105 can be memory device and can be service user's 110 storage data.ISP 105, service user 110 and manager 120 are by network 115 communications.Network 115 can be internet, wide area network (WAN), Local Area Network, token-ring network, blade center's backboard or the like.
In the past, keeper's guidance management device 120 is related with service user 110 with ISP 105.The keeper need understand ISP 105 ability and service user 110 demand.In addition, the keeper needs guide service supplier 105 and service user's 110 configuration so that carry out calculation task.As hereinafter will describing, the present invention makes the service exchange automation between the ISP 105 and service user 110 in the distributed system 100.
Fig. 2 shows the schematic block diagram of an embodiment of blade center 200 of the present invention.Blade center 200 is embodiment of the distributed system 100 of Fig. 1.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that distributed system 100 can dispose specific implementation with other.Blade center 200 comprises one or more blade server 205, switch (switch) 210, one or more storage blade 215 and administration module 220.The description of blade center 200 relates to the element among Fig. 1, and similar Reference numeral refers to similar element.
In one embodiment, administration module 220 is managers 120 of Fig. 1.Administration module 220 managing blade centers 200.For example, administration module 220 can receive calculation task from the main frame (not shown).Calculation task can comprise main frame (hosting) as database, as main frame of website or the like.Administration module 220 can be given server blade 205 with the specific calculation Task Distribution.
Server blade 205 is carried out calculation services.In addition, server blade 205 can comprise local storage.In one embodiment, server blade 205 also is the user of stores service.For example, storage blade 215 can be one or more server blade 205 storage data.Server blade 205, storage blade 215 and administration module 220 can communicate by switch 210.Switch 210 can be the network 115 of Fig. 1.In one embodiment, switch 210 is clog-free switches.
Blade server 205 may need to use one or more storage blade 215 to carry out institute's distribution calculation task.As hereinafter describing, the present invention makes the service exchange automation between storage blade 215 and the server blade 205.
Fig. 3 shows the schematic block diagram of an embodiment of service switch 300 of the present invention.Device 300 can specific implementation be the manager 120 of Fig. 1.Alternately, device 300 can specific implementation be the administration module 220 of Fig. 2.The description of device 300 relates to the element among Fig. 1-Fig. 2, and similar Reference numeral refers to similar element.Device 300 comprises communication module 305, service database 310, matching module 315, configuration module 320, sets up module 325, bulletin 330 and register 335.Communication module 305, service database 310, matching module 315, configuration module 320, set up module 325, bulletin 330 and register 335 and can come specific implementation with the computer-readable recording medium of storage computation machine readable program, this computer-readable program is carried out on the processor such as the computer of server, administration module 220, manager 110 etc.
Communication module 305 receives bulletin 330.Bulletin 330 can comprise ISP 105 service ability tabulation.Communication module 305 can also receive registration 335.Registration 335 can comprise service user 110 demand for services tabulation.In one embodiment, the registration 335 of the bulletin 330 of communication module 305 stores service ability in service database 310 and demand for services.
Matching module 315 judges whether the service ability of bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering.If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, then configuration module 320 configuration service suppliers 105 are with supply service user's 110 demand for services.In addition, set up module 325 and between ISP 105 and service user 110, set up service relation.For example, set up module 325 and can between the first ISP 105a and the first service user 110a, set up service relation.The first ISP 105a demand for services of supplying the first service user 110a then.
Fig. 4 shows the perspective view of an embodiment of blade center 400 of the present invention.Blade center 400 can be the blade center 200 of Fig. 2.Blade center 400 shown in note that does not draw in proportion, but intention shows physical relation possible between blade center's assembly.Blade center 400 can be similar to the BladeCenter by International Business Machines Corp.'s manufacturing in New York A Mengke city.The description of blade center 400 relates to the element among Fig. 1-Fig. 3, and similar Reference numeral refers to similar element.
In one embodiment, blade center 400 comprises 14 (14) slots 415.(cross hatching) is pointed as hatching, and storage blade 215 takies first, second and the 3rd slot 415a, 415b, 415c.Server blade 205 is filled in the 4th to the 14 slot 415d-415n.Blade center 400 is normally rack-mounted, but also can be separate equipment.It is not shown that frame is installed hardware.
Server blade 205 and storage blade 215 are installed in the blade center 400 by inserting in the slot 415.Except server blade 205 and storage blade 215, such as communication blade other type blade can be installed in the slot 415.Blade 205,210 is connected to power coupling (power coupling) and interface bus usually.Interface bus can be used for transfer of data, blade management, blade monitoring or the like.Blade 205,210 can also be connected to miscellaneous equipment with cable.
Blade center 400 can also comprise one or more indicator light and/or button 430.Blade center 400 also is shown as has one or more universal serial bus connector 435.Blade center 400 can also comprise other connector, for example serial port, parallel port, Connector, wireless connector or the like.Blade center 400 can also comprise the equipment that is used for movable storage medium, and for example CD drive 420.In addition, blade center 400 can also comprise other movable storage medium, for example tape drive, optical drive, floppy disk or the like (not shown).Blade center 400 can also comprise other user interface and Management Controller, indicating device and equipment.Those skilled in the art will recognize that other controller, indicating device, connector, movable storage medium and the equipment that are suitable for blade center 400.
Because server blade 205 has compact size, reliability and is easy to management, replaces, upgrades and adds, so server blade 205 is favourable.Storage blade 215 is added into blade center 400 makes size and the advantage that is easy to manage expand to storage subsystem.Storage blade 215 also only is installed in system (system-in-a-box) solution in the box that other unit in the part slot 415 facilitates for small business or the server blade 205 that may expect blade center 400.For the more computation machine system that the user wishes to save the space and/or reduce cable laying, the storage blade 215 in blade center 400 also is desirable.
Following indicative flowchart is commonly called logical flow chart.Like this, described order and the step that marked are represented an embodiment of the method that proposes.Can expect on the function, in logic or be equal to one or more step of shown method or other step and the method for their part on the effect.In addition, employed form and symbol are used for the logic step of means of interpretation and should not be understood that to limit the scope of this method.Although in flow chart, may use various arrow types and line style, be to be understood that they do not limit the scope of correlation method.In fact, some arrows or other connector can be used for the only logic flow of method for expressing.For example, arrow can be represented wait that does not indicate the duration or the monitoring period between the cited step of described method.The order of the corresponding steps shown in addition, the order of ad hoc approach appearance can or can not strictly observe.
Fig. 5 shows the indicative flowchart of an embodiment of service switching method 500 of the present invention.Method 500 consists essentially of carries out the step to the relevant above-mentioned functions of the operation of described device of Fig. 4 and system with Fig. 1.In one embodiment, come implementation method 500 with comprising the computer-readable recording medium that is stored in the computer-readable program on the tangible memory device.Computer-readable recording medium can be integrated in the computing system such as manager 120 or administration module 220, wherein by the computer-readable program manner of execution 500 of this computing system operation.
Method 500 beginnings, and in one embodiment, communication module 305 is determined 505 ISPs' service ability.Although be used for single ISP 105 and single service user 110, those skilled in the art will recognize that to have a plurality of ISPs 105 and a plurality of service user 110 ground method carried out therewith 500 for for simplicity describing this method.In one embodiment, communication module 305 inquiry service suppliers 105 are to determine ISP's service ability.
Alternately, manager 120 can be to ISP's 105 query identifier.Manager 120 can also use ISP's identifier to come the database of inquiry service ability.
In one embodiment, communication module 305 receives the bulletin 330 of 510 ISPs' 105 service ability.Can will announce 330 in response to the inquiry of communication module and transfer to communication module 305 from ISP 105.Alternately, can be with bulletin 330 from the database transmissions of service ability to communication module 305.
In one embodiment, service user 110 determines 515 service users' 110 demand for services.Service user 110 can determine 515 demands for services in response to receiving calculation task.Alternately, communication module 305 is to service user's 110 inquiry service demands.Communication module 305 receives the registration 335 of 520 demands for services from service user 110.For example, service user 110 can determine that 515 service users 110 need the storage of 1 tril byte (Terabyte) and in registration 335 demand for services of 1 tril bytes store be transferred to communication module 305.
In one embodiment, the registration 335 of the bulletin 330 of communication module 305 stores service ability in service database 310 and demand for services.Service database 310 can comprise demand for services table and service capability list.In one embodiment, service database 310 comprises a plurality of special tables.For example, service database 310 can comprise stores service demand schedule, communication service demand schedule, calculation services demand schedule or the like.In addition, service database 310 can comprise stores service capability list, calculation services capability list and communication service capabilities table.
Matching module 315 judges that whether the service ability of 525 ISPs' 105 bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of service user 110 registration.In one embodiment, matching module 315 will compare from each demand for services in the demand for services tabulation of registration 335 and from each service ability in the service ability tabulation of bulletin 330.If service ability has satisfied each demand for services, then matching module 315 can determine that the service ability of 525 bulletins and the demand for services of registration are complementary.
If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are not complementary, then method 500 circulates to judge 505 service ability.If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, then configuration module 320 configurations 530 ISPs 105 are with supply service user's 110 demand for services.
In one embodiment, configuration module 320 is one or more logical volume among the service user 110 memory allocated device service suppliers 105.In addition, configuration module 320 can set up one or many paths by network 115 between ISP 105 and service user 110.Alternately, configuration module 320 can pass through switch 210 configuration path between storage blade 215 and server blade 210.
In addition, if the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, set up module 325 and between ISP 105 and service user 110, set up 535 service relations.In one embodiment, set up module 325 notification service users 110 ISPs 105 institute's requested service will be provided.In addition, set up module 325 and can guide service supplier 105 provide institute's requested service to service user 110.
For example, service user 110 can be a server blade 205 and ISP 105 can be a storage blade 215.The logical volume of configuration module 320 on can memory allocated blade 215.In addition, configuration module 320 can be set up mulitpath by switch 210 between server blade 205 and storage blade 215.Setting up module 325 can will provide server blade required storage by announcement server blade 205 storage blades 215.In addition, setting up module 325 can instruct storage blade 215 to allow the newly assigned logical volume of server blade 205 visits.
Fig. 6 shows the indicative flowchart of an embodiment of matching process of the present invention.Method 600 consists essentially of the step of realization at the described matching judgment of step 525 of Fig. 5.In one embodiment, come implementation method 600 with comprising the computer-readable recording medium that is stored in the computer-readable program on the tangible memory device.Computer-readable recording medium can be integrated in the computing system such as manager 120 or administration module 220, wherein by the computer-readable program manner of execution 600 of computing system operation.
Method 600 beginning, and matching module 315 determines to have in a plurality of bulletins 330 each bulletin 330 of the service ability that the demand for services with registration 335 is complementary in one embodiment.For example, service database 310 can be stored the bulletin 330 from a plurality of ISPs' 105 service ability.Matching module 315 can be announced each 330 service ability and each bulletin 330 that compares from the demand for services of registering 335 and mark has the coupling service ability.
In one embodiment, matching module 315 uses equatioies 1 to calculate the weights W of each coupling bulletin 330, if wherein corresponding to the service ability version (version) of i demand for services and i demand for services compatibility then for the V of i demand for services mutually iBe one (1), if the version of service ability and i demand for services not compatibility then V mutually iBe zero (0), and K wherein iBe constant.
W=∑ K i* V iEquation 1
Alternately, V iCan be poor between i service ability and the respective service demand.For example, if i demand for services is 64 GB (GB) and corresponding service ability is 72GB, V then iCan be 8GB.In one embodiment, weights W must surpass the service threshold value of the bulletin 330 that will become the coupling bulletin.
Matching module 315 can also use prioritization to calculate the ordering weight of each coupling bulletin 330.In one embodiment, use equation 2 to calculate ordering weight P, wherein N is a number of waiting for the service user 105 of demand for services, R is the registration location of the first service user 105a in service user's 105 formations of request service, and F is the frequency that any service user's 105 successes are asked in service queue.
P=(N+1)-R+0.1 -1/ (1+F)Equation 2
For example, when service user 105 is transmitted the registration 335 of demands for services, registration 335 can be placed in the service queue with other registration.Calculate ordering weight P at the whole service users 110 in the formation.Then, based on resulting priority priority list is sorted.Along with service user 110 is associated with ISP 105, remaining service user's 110 each registration location (R) reduces in the formation.For example, once be that second service user 110 is first now in the formation.In one embodiment, when only in formation, increasing new service user 110, just recomputate priority (P).
In one embodiment, if the weights W of the first ISP 105a satisfies in the formation service user's 110 of high ordering service threshold value, then matching module 315 makes the highest service user 110 of the first ISP 105a and seniority among brothers and sisters be complementary 615, can not carry out the calculating of equation 2, and method 600 finishes.Otherwise if the weights W of the first ISP 105a does not satisfy the service user's 110 that seniority among brothers and sisters is the highest in the formation service threshold value, then matching module 315 can calculate ordering weight P for each service user 110.Matching module 315 can also make service user 110 and the ISP 105 with lowest rank weight P be complementary 615, and method 600 finishes.
In one embodiment, matching module 315 can be the input of each ISP's 105 storage equatioies 1 and 2.In addition, when ISP 105 and service user 110 were complementary, matching module 315 can remove service user 110 and revise the change of ISP 105 bulletin 330 with the reflection service ability from formation.
The present invention by make ISP 105 and service user 110 be complementary 525,615 and in distributed system 100 Exchange Service automatically.The present invention also disposes 530 ISPs 105 and set up service relation between ISP 105 and service user 110.Thereby the present invention has quickened ISP 105 distribution, has improved the efficient of distributed system 100.When distributing to service user 110 with ISP 105, the keeper do not need to postpone calculation task.
Under the situation that does not break away from essence of the present invention or essential feature, can come specific implementation the present invention in other specific forms.It is illustrative rather than restrictive that described embodiment should be regarded as merely in all its bearings.Therefore, scope of the present invention is shown by claims rather than foregoing description.Falling into the scope that is equal to claim and all changes of implication should be comprised in their scope.

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1. method that is used in the distributed system Exchange Service comprises following steps:
Receive the bulletin of ISP's service ability;
Receive the registration of service user's demand for services;
Whether the service ability of judging bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering;
If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, then dispose described ISP to supply described service user's demand for services; And
Set up service relation between described ISP and described service user, wherein said ISP supplies described service user's demand for services.
2. the method for claim 1, the bulletin of wherein said service ability comprises the COS of selecting from storage, network attached storage NAS, calculating, mirror image, I/O I/O, file and type of database.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said COS is selected from storage, NAS and save file type, and the bulletin of described service ability also comprises storage availability, the number of clients that can support, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) RAID rank, logical place and physical location.
4. method as claimed in claim 3, the bulletin of wherein said service ability also comprise storage version number, authentication value and availability value.
5. method as claimed in claim 4, the bulletin of wherein said service ability also comprise the prioritization of described storage availability, the described number of clients that can support, described RAID rank, described logical place and described physical location.
6. whether method as claimed in claim 5, the service ability of wherein judging bulletin comprise with the step that the demand for services of registration is complementary:
Determine to have in a plurality of bulletins each bulletin of the service ability that is complementary with the demand for services of registering;
Use prioritization to calculate the ordering weight of each coupling bulletin; And
Coupling bulletin with the highest ordering weight and the demand for services of registering are complementary.
7. the method for claim 1, wherein said ISP is the memory device that is arranged in the blade center, and described service user is the server that is arranged in the described blade center, and computer is the administration module that is arranged in the described blade center.
8. the method for claim 1, wherein said ISP is the storage blade that is arranged in first blade center, described service user is the server blade that is arranged in second blade center, and computer is the direct server of communicating by letter with second blade center with first blade center.
9. the method for claim 1, wherein said method also comprises following steps:
Determine described ISP's service ability; And
Determine described service user's demand for services.
10. device that is used in the distributed system Exchange Service, described device comprises:
Communication module, the bulletin of reception ISP's service ability;
Described communication module receives the registration of service user's demand for services;
Matching module judges whether the service ability of bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering;
Configuration module is if the demand for services of the service ability of bulletin and registration is complementary then disposes described ISP to supply described service user's demand for services; And
Set up module, set up service relation between described ISP and described service user, wherein said ISP supplies described service user's demand for services.
11. device as claimed in claim 10, the bulletin of wherein said service ability comprises the COS of selecting from storage, NAS, calculating, mirror image, I/O, file and type of database.
12. device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said COS is selected from storage, NAS and save file type, and the bulletin of service ability also comprises storage availability, the number of clients that can support, RAID rank, logical place, physical location, storage version number, authentication value and availability value.
13. device as claimed in claim 12, the bulletin of wherein said service ability also comprise the prioritization of storage availability, the described number of clients that can support, described RAID rank, described logical place and described physical location.
14. device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said matching module judges by following processing whether the service ability of bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering:
Determine to have in a plurality of bulletins each bulletin of the service ability that is complementary with the demand for services of registering;
Use prioritization to calculate the ordering weight of each coupling bulletin; And
Coupling bulletin with the highest ordering weight and the demand for services of registering are complementary.
15. a system that is used in the distributed system Exchange Service, described system comprises:
A plurality of ISPs;
A plurality of service users;
Manager comprises the computer-readable recording medium that stores the computer-readable program of being carried out by processor, and comprises:
Communication module receives a plurality of bulletins of a plurality of ISPs' service ability;
Described communication module receives a plurality of registrations of a plurality of service users' demand for services;
Matching module judges that whether first bulletin of first ISP's service ability is complementary with first registration of first service user's demand for services;
Configuration module is if the demand for services of the service ability of first bulletin and first registration is complementary then disposes first ISP to supply first service user's first demand for services; And
Set up module, set up service relation between first ISP and first service user, wherein first ISP supplies first service user's demand for services.
16. system as claimed in claim 15, wherein each bulletin of service ability comprises the COS of selecting from storage, NAS, calculating, mirror image, I/O, file and type of database.
17. system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said COS is selected from storage, NAS and save file type, and the bulletin of service ability also comprises storage availability, the number of clients that can support, the RAID rank, logical place, physical location, storage version number, authentication value, availability value, and described storage availability, the described number of clients that can support, described RAID rank, the prioritization of described logical place and described physical location, and wherein said matching module judges by following processing whether the service ability of first bulletin is complementary with first demand for services of registering:
Determine to have in a plurality of bulletins each bulletin of the service ability that is complementary with first demand for services of registering;
Use prioritization to calculate the ordering weight of each coupling bulletin; And
Coupling bulletin with the highest ordering weight is complementary with first demand for services of registering.
18. system as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least one ISP is the storage blade that is arranged in first blade center, at least one service user is the server blade that is arranged in second blade center, and described manager is the direct server of communicating by letter with second blade center with first blade center.
19. system as claimed in claim 15, wherein each ISP is the storage blade that is arranged in the blade center, each service user is the server blade that is arranged in the described blade center, and described manager is the administration module that is arranged in the described blade center.
20. a deploying computer foundation structure comprises that with the method for Exchange Service in distributed system the computer-readable recording medium that will comprise computer-readable program is integrated in the computing system, wherein the program of being carried out by computing system realizes following the processing:
Receive the bulletin of ISP's service ability, wherein the bulletin of service ability comprises the COS of selecting from storage, NAS and save file type, and the bulletin of service ability also comprises storage availability, the number of clients that can support, RAID rank, logical place and physical location;
Receive the registration of service user's demand for services;
Whether the service ability of judging bulletin is complementary with the demand for services of registering;
If the service ability of bulletin and the demand for services of registration are complementary, then dispose described ISP to supply described service user's demand for services; And
Set up service relation between described ISP and described service user, wherein said ISP supplies described service user's demand for services.
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